5 Points to Ponder: Dollars, Cents & the Lack Thereof
The new face of the Chase was the 1.5-mile cookie cutter in Chicagoland and the 400-miler played out just as anyone would have expected.
The new face of the Chase was the 1.5-mile cookie cutter in Chicagoland and the 400-miler played out just as anyone would have expected.
Once again, Mother Nature decided that it’s just not right for NASCAR to be run on Sundays and postponed the race to another Monday morning extravaganza.
The Chase is officially underway and after opening for the first time in Chicagoland, the Windy City blew the standings for a loop.
Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson battled until the crew chiefs screamed, “Save fuel!” and everyone ran like a cop was pointing a radar gun.
1.) Will the Jimmie Johnson/Kurt Busch feud carry into the Chase?
For such a long season, the NASCAR calendar sure does seem to fly by. With 26 races in the books, we now arrive at the pay window.
Without further ado, here is my take on how the final NASCAR Cup standings will play out.
Whether you participate in a Chase fantasy NASCAR league or not, you have reached the home stretch of the season.
Sucky time to be Clint Bowyer. A day after he said it was unlikely he’d be back at RCR for 2012, Richard Petty Motorsports said they weren’t interested.
Kevin Harvick’s fourth win at Richmond sends him into the Chase tied with Kyle Busch for the lead in points.